About Uxbridge, MA
Uxbridge is a town situated in Worcester County, Massachusetts and known for being the geographic center of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Major attractions include River Bend farm and canal, Taft House and Elmshade. For over 100 years, cashmere woolens and military uniforms were manufactured in Uxbridge. In fact the first US Air Force uniform was named Uxbridge blue. Uxbridge has 19 district schools and is planning to start a new high school in South Uxbridge. One of the best places to visit when you are in Uxbridge is the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. Notable persons residing or born in Uxbridge are Lydia Chapin Taft, America's first legal woman voter; Deborah Sampson, a war soldier; Alice Bridges, Olympic medalist and Colonel Seth Reed, instrumental in placing E Pluribus Unum on U.S. Coins.
